Homeland Security Bans DeepSeek Use In Federal Civilian Agencies

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security has issued a directive requiring civilian federal agencies to remove DeepSeek AI products and any third-party services integrated with the Chinese-developed model from their systems. This mandate aims to eliminate the use of the technology across the federal government's civilian infrastructure.

The action follows concerns regarding the security of government systems and the integration of foreign-developed artificial intelligence. By prohibiting the use of DeepSeek, federal agencies are being instructed to audit and purge these tools to ensure compliance with new departmental security standards.